Legality of working at home as a massage therapist

[gamblingsucks]

I can't seem to find any information on whether it's legal to work at home as a massage therapist. Can someone living in a residential area work out of their own home without any legal problems? What if there is only hj involved? Is there much chance LE would be visiting?

It's easy to see than working as an SP from home can definitely be illegal, but what about a registered massage therapist who might give a hj or two? Will they run into any problems?

 

[Pompal 09.]

Massage at home is riskier than escorting in virtually all respects
Every so often, six cops will show up to inspect and ticket you

 

[XMS]

I know a girl around my house that does it. Absolutely zero problems if...

you dont have a set charge and just accept donations. I mean you cant even give a hint or if they come and investigate and you give the cop a hint to a suggested amount they'll come down hard on you. Just put out a donation envelope. You obviously will get burned once in a while, just dont let that guy back in. But this way you're in the clear.

 

[Pompal 09.]

why would you want clients to know where you live. especially dangerous if you get some crazy stalkers.

 

[Steve]

How about security?

 

[[s0_ap]]

RMT's don't do HJ's. With the amount of time and money invested to become registered it's not worth losing their licence for the sake of a HJ.

 

[Roxie]

Agreed, if you're a RMT you shouldn't risk losing the license you worked so long for. It's a great business with a lot of potential and very portable where you can work out of your home or drive to your client.
You can make very good money without offering handjobs or nudity.

 

[taken!]

Just curious as to what is legal here

Can she do it nude without breaking the law

What about a reverse

Why would either be illegal

Shilouette used to do just that with no hanky panky as you massaged your own ding a ling after you massaged her

A girl there told me cops would come in and get a nude reverse as there was nothing illegal about it

Anyone know

 

[Alex G]

Thanks for the replies. I'm still not sure where to find a definitive answer on this though. Is there any government body dealing with this kind of thing?

 

[Ginger]

Short form: Prostitution is legal. Giving massages is legal. The place where prostitution happens is a criminal matter, and the operators are criminals; jail and the whole nine yards. The place where massages happen may need a license, and without one the operators may get municipal tickets; fines and such.

Two kinds of law here: Municipal Licensing and Criminal. Check with the License Commission (or whatever they're called in your town) about the first. Legit massage therapy is a reasonable home business, and a lot less disruptive to the neighbours than being a piano teacher. They may not even require a license, as long as you have the professional qualifications. But they may have prohibitions against unlicensed home businesses so they can keep better track of illicit activities and enforce standards of hygiene and 'decency'.

The Criminal law is the same across Canada—although local police enforce it somewhat differently—and does not apply to massage therapies, at home or elsewhere. It does apply to selling sex, which is prostitution and most definitely is NOT a crime. However receiving the money from prostitution, or keeping a place where prostitution commonly happens, and publicly advertising or settling deals for prostitution are all crimes. So if that 'therapy' was sexual, it could be viewed as prostitution and doing it at home would make the homeowner a criminal. Google 'bawdyhouse criminal code'.

So if you're determined, it's all gonna come down to whether your HJ is sex for money, and/or whether the fairytale about 'donations' is enough for the cops and courts. One lower court judge ruled once that a HJ that was never bargained for, and 'just happened' in the massage didn't make the act and the massage fee 'sex for money'. But other judges have.

Donation envelopes are for SPs. If you are selling massages, they can have fees, and you can post and discuss them. Heck, you can even have a fee for sex w/o legal consequence, but as soon as you do, then the place you do business becomes a bawdyhouse that makes big problems. It's your home, do you really want to take the risk?

If it was clear cut, everybody would be doing it.

 

[Casm]

Regardless, RMT's dont and wont give HJ's. Waaay too much risk and a waste of their hard earned license.

 

[FPB]

Thanks oldjones, that was a very thorough reply. I think you answered my questions.

 

[dmorgan924]

its all ready been ruled in court, a HJ is spontaneous action and not considered sex. Its part of the normal massage.

 

[Pompal 09.]

This whole thread begs the question, who is Hose?

 

[Aunt Murry]

Cobra: you're certain that a massage therapist giving hj wouldn't bring LE attention?

Adrenalinjunkie: I'm a guy who wants to go for something like this but wants to make sure there is no chance of any legal problems.

 

[Wasgij]

If there was no chance of legal problems we wouldn't need lawyers and courts. One judge ruled one HJ in one instance was a spontaneous progression of the massage, and many hundreds of HJs happen everyday w/o charges being laid. But when they are, the record is one legal HJ up against many cases that went the other way.

Nothing's for sure.

 

[eternalabyss]

If no sexual services are offered, then there's no legal problem, and no reason for LE interest.

But a "hj or two" is enough to taint that.

 

[Pompal 09.]

Going to HOME (residential area) for massage is definately not good idea. RISK RISK RISK....
Neighbors could complaint anytime.
Also, they could install camera to record IN/OUT flow.
LE and media more concerned this type of activity in living area...

hj or not hj does not matter. hj will be discussed with you after raid and in court and after calling your family, not before raid....
At the time you and she prove that no hj was involve, your loved one already know your hobby and your name will be in SUN and The Start and of course on massageplanet.net...

 

[uhh...]

RMTs often have lawyers or police chiefs as brothers and husbands
The RMT lobby is very strong
They spend years getting their training, thousands on licenses and permits
Its bad for their business to have girls set up so easily in an apartment

Escorts don't cut into their business like these massage girls do
That is why escorts are safer

 

[Some Chick]

AGREE - 100 %
I keep myself away from homes....